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STORAGE AND DISPLAY BOX WITH LID SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed Feb. 18, 1957 EE INVENTOR 44/09/4151 (I 1 764815770 BY M/M ATTORNEYS United StatesPatent STORAGE AND DISPLAY BOX WITH LID SUPPORT THEREFOR Michael J.Figaretti, Wheeling, W. Va.

Application February 18, 1957, Serial No. 640,824

1 Claim. (Cl. 217-61) The present invention is related to hinged topcontainers and is more particularly directed to rectangularly shapedboxes having a lid hinged along one side to the box and including meansfor retaining the lid in a position for displaying the contents of saidbox.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a storageand display box having a hinge lid with means for at times supportingthe lid in various angular positions above the box whereby the contentsthereof can be readily viewed.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide a hingedlid box having a support for said lid when in any of its open positionsand which support is readily detachable from the lid and/ or the box butwhen attached to the box only can be stored within the box withoutinterfering with the opening and closing of the lid.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a one-piece memberreadily attachable to boxes with pivotal lids for engaging said lids inelevated positions and which support can be economically produced so asto be available at such low cost as to render the same disposable withthe box when emptied.

Further and important objects of the invention will be in part pointedout and in part obvious in the following detailed description of theaccompanying drawings wherein,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a box according to the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion of said box with thelid broken away showing the lid support in a storage position.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a further cross sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial view of a corner of the box; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lid support forming part of thepresent invention.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, whereinlike and corresponding parts are designated by similar referencecharacters.

Numeral 1 refers to the flat rectangular bottom of an open top box suchas for example a cigar box or the like. Numeral 2 indicates a side ofsaid box which has a front 3 and relatively straight back 4, while astraight side 5 extends substantially perpendicular to said back. Back 4has a top edge 6 while said front 3 has a similar top edge 7 capable ofsupporting a relatively flat and rectangular lid '8. Said lid 8 ispivotally connected by any suitable hinge means at 9 to said edge 6.Said hinge means can consist of a sheet of paper pasted to lid 8 andback 4 or a conventional hinge of other known types. Said lid had a topedge 10 and a pair of side edges 11 and 12 together with rear edge 9a.Said edge 12 and rear edge 9a are each substantially straight and extendsubstantially perpendicular to one another where- 2,899,095 Patented tAli-g. -1*1 1:959

-'2 by said lid can extend across edges 16 and 7 between the rear andfront .of the box between the :sides 2 :and 5 for at times closing theopen top .01? said :box. :Lid 8 .further has. a top face 14.-

End 5 has a top edge 15 in which are provided arrpair of slots 16 and 17adjacent the front 3.

A device for supporting said lid is shown in Fig. 6 and is pivotallyconnected to the box through an opening 18 in side 5 which may bereadily formed in any box of the present type whereby the elongatedsupport wire 19 which is bent at one end portion having a lateralextension 20 and a substantially parallel end portion 21. The oppositeend of said member 19 is bent having a U-shaped configuration providinglateral arms 22 and 24 which are substantially parallel to extension 20and are connected by base 23 substantially parallel to said member 19.Arm 24 has an end 25 bent inwardly thereof.

A box as above described or a conventional cigar box may have thepresent lid support assembled thereto by providing opening 18 in end 5and inserting end 21 of said member through opening 18 and thenextension 20 whereupon end 21 will slide against the exterior face ofside 5 and member 19 against the interior face. When not in use member19 can be pivoted in order that 22 and 24 will each enter one of therecesses 16 and 17 for being stored therein and positioned below theedge 7 so that the lid 8 can be lowered onto said edge.

When it is desired to support the lid 8 above said box said lid ispivoted above hinge 9 and arms 22 and 24 placed against bottom 13 andtop 14 respectively of said lid placing the lid therebetween. Said armscan be placed along the major portion of side 12 of said lid to hold thelid at various angles relative to said box.

Member 19 is preferably formed of a resilient rodshaped material such aswire giving the arms 22 and 24 a resiliency for gripping lid 8 so thatthe end 25 will bite into said lid. To engage or disengage said armsfrom the lid, the wire is pushed to the right of Fig. 1 and due to itsresiliency and also the pressure exerted by end 21 against the side 5when the member is so bent, said member will return to a position insideof the box whereupon it can be lowered to its storage position.

It is to be appreciated that boxes can be supplied with the presentsupport as a part thereof or the support can be supplied individuallyfor attachment to boxes of the present type.

The invention is capable of considerable modification and such changesthereto as come within the scope of the device are deemed to be a partof the invention.

What I claim is:

A storage and display box comprising an open top box having at least onestraight side extending substantially perpendicular to a straight backthereof, a lid for covering the open top of said box having one straightedge hingedly connected to said back and a second straight edge providedsubstantially perpendicular to said hinged edge for extendingsubstantially parallel to and at times alongside of said box straightside, said box straight side having an opening provided therethrough, anelongated rod shaped member having a substantially straight medialportion, a lateral portion extending through said box side opening withsaid member straight portion positioned substantially parallel to theinterior face of said box side and an end portion extendingsubstantially parallel to said medial portion positioned on the exteriorface of said box, said rod shaped member having its other end portionformed with a U-shaped configuration the sides of which aresubstantially parallel to and extend in substantially the same directionfrom said rod shaped member as said member lateral portion and capableof receiving a portion of said one of the sides of said member U-shapedend portion for storing the same with said member interiorly of saidbox, and the base of said U- shaped end portion exteriorly of said box.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSSchwanke Sept. 29, Jaeger Aug. 3, Pazandak Jan. 30, Roper Aug. 6,Lilienfield Jan. 25,

